fishing tackle
Sep 2nd 2006, 12:07 am
#31
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by aston man
i bet there is no chance of them letting fishing tackle in is there?
it would be a shame if not got thousands of pounds worth and i would have to sell it for next to nothing
it would be a shame if not got thousands of pounds worth and i would have to sell it for next to nothing
Fiona
Sep 2nd 2006, 12:10 am
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by BillandAbby
We got a removal company round yesterday to give us a quote - they reckon we need a full container plus an extra bit - the guy joked that the full container was for all my husbands fishing equipment and the extra bit for the rest of the house! And he says it's just a hobby!
Anyroad, the point is he said you can take all your tackle but they will look carefully at it. He said Sea Fishing stuff was of more interest than Freshwater (frankly I couldn't tell the difference but my husband nodded knowledgeably). His advice was clean everything really welll, wipe it all down with Milton steriliser so that if they 'swab it' nothing will show up. He said the bits they swab most often are the grips on rods and bait boxes etc.
We have also heard its expensive to replace stuff out there.
As for boats - I keep finding Bill looking at web sites when he thinks I've gone to sleep...
Anyroad, the point is he said you can take all your tackle but they will look carefully at it. He said Sea Fishing stuff was of more interest than Freshwater (frankly I couldn't tell the difference but my husband nodded knowledgeably). His advice was clean everything really welll, wipe it all down with Milton steriliser so that if they 'swab it' nothing will show up. He said the bits they swab most often are the grips on rods and bait boxes etc.
We have also heard its expensive to replace stuff out there.
As for boats - I keep finding Bill looking at web sites when he thinks I've gone to sleep...
Sep 2nd 2006, 4:51 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by Fionast
We bought some fishing stuff in QLD a couple of years ago and found it so much cheaper than in the UK.
Sep 2nd 2006, 5:28 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by Katsmajics other half !!!
I had better get some milton in and give my TACKLE a good old clean
be carefull it stings
Sep 2nd 2006, 8:32 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by aston man
be carefull it stings
aston man dont know if this link will help but my cousin has a boat in freemantle and he uses it for all sorts, think they do the licencing and boat tickets.
http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/coastaldata/2862.asp
Some great web cam shots too!!
Sep 2nd 2006, 8:47 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by Katsmajics other half !!!
I had better get some milton in and give my TACKLE a good old clean
Sep 2nd 2006, 9:29 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by Fionast
Whats milton and where do you get it?
Sep 3rd 2006, 10:08 am
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Re: fishing tackle
Remember that Milton is an antibacterial product primary and AQIS don't do bacteriological screening as they are looking for bugs and other creatures so a good clean sufficient to removal all visable contamination will suffice. Beward of using products like Milton fluid as it can damage the lacquers used on modern fishing rods.
Sep 3rd 2006, 12:34 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by Rabc
Remember that Milton is an antibacterial product primary and AQIS don't do bacteriological screening as they are looking for bugs and other creatures so a good clean sufficient to removal all visable contamination will suffice. Beward of using products like Milton fluid as it can damage the lacquers used on modern fishing rods.
Sep 3rd 2006, 12:39 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
We've got three telescopic rods and brought them on our suitcase along with a box of hooks etc, the cases were never opened, in fact nothing was said about it at all. They just waved us through 
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Sep 3rd 2006, 12:59 pm
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Re: fishing tackle
Originally Posted by Katsmajics other half !!!
Someone said summat about the Oz customs taking swabs and stuff, but if all that is required is good old fashioned soapy water then that will do for me.....as for removing lacquer yeh it would prob make a right mess of it all.
